Hmm...what's "the Witan" out of curiosity and also for clarification in the article? It appears as the last word in the second section, "more about...".

Hmm...what's "the Witan" out of curiosity and also for clarification in the article? It appears as the last word in the second section, "more about...".

[[User: Gabriela]] Posted 5 May, 2006 at 15:44 CST

[[User: Gabriela]] Posted 5 May, 2006 at 15:44 CST

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: The ''witan'' was the council of lords, bishops, and other such elders which elected and advised the king during the late Anglo-Saxon period in England. (Succession at the time was not strictly patrilineal, though the dead king's son was often chosen.) {{User:ASDamick/sig}} 16:57, May 5, 2006 (CDT)

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Hmm...what's "the Witan" out of curiosity and also for clarification in the article? It appears as the last word in the second section, "more about...".
User: Gabriela Posted 5 May, 2006 at 15:44 CST

The witan was the council of lords, bishops, and other such elders which elected and advised the king during the late Anglo-Saxon period in England. (Succession at the time was not strictly patrilineal, though the dead king's son was often chosen.) —Fr. Andrewtalkcontribs(THINK!) 16:57, May 5, 2006 (CDT)